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No. 749,480. PATENTED JAN. I2, 1904.

A. E FISHER.

CHECKING 0R UNCHECKING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED APR.15, 1902.

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UNITED STATES Patented January 12, 1904.

ADAM E. FISHER, OF HANNIBAL, MISSOURI.

CHECKING OR UNCH ECKING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 749,480, dated January12, 1904.

Application filed April 15, 1902.

7 Missouri, have invented and produced new and useful Improvements inChecking or Unchecking Devices, of which the following isaspecificatlonwhich is sufliclently clear and concise j as to enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same; and .myinvention consists in the parts, arrangement, improvements, shape, andcombinations thereof, substantially as hereinafter shown and describedand specifically set forth in the appended claim terminating thisspecification.

The object of my present invention is the provision of a device wherebya horse may be checked up or unchecked by the driver seated in thevehicle to which the horse isattached without the necessity of thedriver leaving his seat, and still another object is the provision of achecking and unchecking device which will be neat and attractive inappearance, strong and durable in its several parts, and which can bemanufactured and sold at a comparative low price.

Other objects and advantages will appear from the following descriptionand from the drawings forming a part of this specification.

Referring now to the drawings, Figure 1 represents a top plan view ofthe main portion of my invention. Fig. 2 is a side eleva- Fig. 3 is across-sectional view of same, taken on the line XX of Fig. 1; and Fig.4c is a perspective view of the same.

Similar letters and figures of reference denote and refer to like partsthroughout the 1 several views.

tion 3 extending upward from the rear end of 1. The parts 2 and 3Iprefer to be made integral parts of 1. Horizontally through the parts 2and 3 are the respective slots 7 and'8 of substantially the same sizeand shape. The

perpendicular space of the slots 7 and 8 should be slightly greater thanthe strap 4 which Serial No. 102,977. (No model.)

operates therein, and said slots should have a lateral width of aboutdouble the width of the strap 4.

4 represents the checking and unchecking strap, which projects forwardwhere it is directly or indirectly connected with the bridlebit andprojects rearward to witliinreach of .the driver, where it may besecured to the whip-socket or otherwheres, as desired. The strap 4passes through the slots 7 and 8 and is adapted to be drawn back andforth endwise throughsaid slots.

6, 6", and 6' represent longitudinal slots formed in the strap 1 atvarious points where desired for the purposes which will hereinafterappear.

5. represents a band permanently secured around the strap 4 for thepurpose of preventing the strap 4: from being drawn farther to the rearthan is necessary.

9 represents a small auxiliary slot extending into the left-hand wall of3 and opening into the slot 8. 10 represents a wire spring secured tothe left-hand edge of the strap 4, substantially as shown. This spring10 presents an angular, forward surface and a rear shoulder at rightangles to the strap 4:.

11 represents a pin with rounded upper end, the lower end being securedto a shaft which isi pi rz oted just below the inner opening of the s otand is adapted to normally keep the pin 11 perpendicular, as shown inthe drawings. It can be seen that 11 can be forced rearward at the top,so that it will lie at right angles to its position shown in thedrawings, and when released the spring 12 will immediately return it toits normal position.

Arepresents a portion of a horse, B a portion of a buggy, C theharness-saddle, and D D the driving-lines, these parts being shownsimply to show the relation of my invention to these parts.

It can now be seen that the driver can grasp the rear end of the strap1, and pulling rearward on 1 it will pass through the slots 7 and 8, bywhich action the pin 11 will be withdrawn from the slot 6. The strap 4:is then forced over to the right in the slots 7 and 8, when the Acoil-spring 12 encircles said shaft 7 I Too ' pin 11 will be disengagedfrom the strap and will assume an upright position at the side of thestrap 4, and the strap 4 will then be free, to pass through the slots 7and 8 and the horse will be unchecked, or it can be checked in one ofthe other holes 6 or 6', as desired. Desiring to check up the horseagain, the line 4 is drawn rearward by the operator until the member 5contacts with the forward part of 2, having first caused the strap tofollow the left-hand edges of the slots 7 and 8, in which operation theshoulder of will have engaged the pin 11 and have caused it to haveassumed a horizontal position, in which position it will be held by theline, dropping alternately into the slots in the line until the slotdesired is reached, when the strap 4 is released and the pin 11 willpass up through a slot in the strap 4, as shown in Fig. 4, and the horsewill thus be checked at this point or in same manner at one of the otherpoints, as at 6 or 6'. By this arrangement it is apparent that thedriver will be able to check or uncheck the horse without leaving hisseat in the vehicle.

Having now fully shown and described my invention and the best mode forits construction to me known at this time, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

In a checking and unchecking device in combination, a base-plate 1attached in the center of the harness-saddle, the portion 2 extendingupward from and integral with the front end of the plate 1, the portion3 with an auxiliary slot 9extending into the left-hand wall, saidportion extending upward from and integral with the plate 1, theportions 2 and 3 having oppositely-disposed slots 7 and 8 formedtherethrough, a strap 4: with slots therethrough said strap beingadapted to operate through the slots 7 and 8, a band 5 secured aroundthe strap 4:, a wire spring 10 secured to the lefthand edge of the strap4, said spring 10 having a forward-sloping surface and a rear shoulderat right angles to the strap 4, the pin 11 with a rounded upper end withits lower end secured to a rocking shaft, the rocking shaft mountedabove the plate 1 just below the inner opening of the slot 7 acoil-spring 12 encircling said shaft and adapted to normally keep thepin 11 perpendicular, and a casing 1 1 for housing said parts, allsubstantially as shown and for the purposes set forth- In testimonywhereof I have hereunto set my name in the presence of two subscribingwitnesses.

ADAM E. FISHER.

Witnesses:

ALFRED J. FISHER, M. E. HAYMAN.

